“Rising from tiny Manhattan clubs where aspiring singer/ songwriters refused to drink folk-music syrup, Regina Spektor found her voice as a compelling and whimsical storyteller who uses experience and observation to craft indelible songs. With…the deliciously attractive “Far,” Spektor again shows how original she is, finding the gleam in modern life with its contradictions and confusion in a uniquely colloquial manner. Her pop-perfect piano chops are informed by classical music and her voice teems with mirthful idiosyncrasy-floating, firm and full of surprising loops and whoops.” –Billboard